Artificial paw.



No.858.877. I I v PATENTEDJULIQ, 1907. F. E. LA FBRTB.

ARTIFICIAL PAW.

' AIPPLIOATION rum) uma, 1907.

M065." v a a r": NORRIS PETERS cm, WASHINGYON. n. c

FRANK E. LA FERTE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

ARTIFICIAL PAW.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 2, 1907.

Application filed January 3,1907. '$erial No. 351,313.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK E. LA Fnn'rn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, county of Cook, State of Illinois, have invented acertain new and useful Improvement in Artificial Paws; and I declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, suchas will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates in general to the manufacture of articles ofwearing apparel from natural fur, and more particularly to an artificialclaw for use in making imitation animal paws.

It is usual in removing the skins from animals to cut off the paws. Itis therefore necessary to make imitation paws in order that articlesmade from furs may be ornamented with paws. It is customary to makeimitation paws by folding a strip of fur into the desired shape andsewing artificial claws having holes in them, in proper positions toresemble the natural paws. The operation of sewing the claws to theimitation paws is slow and unsatisfactory as it is difiicult to locateand retain the claws in proper positions.

The primary object of my invention is to .provide an artificial claw foruse in making imitation animal paws, which may be easily and securelyattached to the imitation paw and will be retained in proper positionwithout the necessity of sewing the claw in position.

A further object of my invention is to provide an artificial claw foruse in making imitation paws, which will be simple in construction,inexpensive in manu facture, and efficient in use.

My invention may be generally described as consisting in a clawcomprising a pointed curved portion corresponding in appearance to thenatural claw of an animal, and a head secured to the larger end of thecurved portion so that when the curved portion is forced through theskin of which the paw is to be made, the head will underlie the skin andprevent the claw from becoming disengaged.

My invention will be more fully described hereinafter with reference tothe accompanying drawing in which the same is illustrated as embodied ina convenient and practical form, and in which Figure 1 is a plan view ofan imitation animals paw; Fig. 2 a sectional view on line 2-2 Fig. 1through the top of the paw; Fig. 3 a plan view of a claw detached fromthe paw; and Fig. 4 a side elevational view of the claw.

The same reference characters are used to designate the same parts inthe several figures of the drawing.

Reference character A designates an imitation animals paw made from astrip of fur folded and sewed into shape resembling the natural paw ofan animal.

a designates the skin or hide of the fur.

B designates my improved artificial claw which comprises a pointedcurved portion of a size and shape corresponding to a natural claw of ananimal.

B indicates a head secured to the larger end of the curved portion ofthe claw and adapted to underlie the skin a when the pointed curvedportion is forced through the skin. The head B extends at an angle fromthe curved portion so that when it engages the under-surface of the skinthe curved portion will occupy a position relatively to the imitationpaw corresponding to the position of a natural claw.

In order that after the curved portion of the claw has been forcedthrough the skin it may be retained in such position and prevented frombeing forced backwardly through the skin, I provide a notch b adjacentthe upper surface of the head B, such notch serving to receive theadjacent edge of the skin after the curved portion has been forcedtherethrough. The skin is sufiiciently resilient to engage the notch bafter the curved portion has been forced through the skin. After thedesired number of claws have been inserted through the skin of a stripof fur, the strip is folded and sewed into a size and shapecorresponding to a natural paw.

From the foregoing description'it will be observed that I have inventedan artificial claw for use in making imitation animal paws which may bereadily secured in proper position and will be retained in such positionwithout the necessity of sewing the claw in position.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is:

1. As an article of manufacture, an artificial claw having formed at oneend means for gripping the claw to the skin of a piece of fur.

' 2. As an article of manufacture, an artificial claw having formed atone end a head adapted to engage the skin of a piece of fur and grip theclaw thereto.

3. An artificial claw for use in making imitation animal paws comprisinga pointed portion adapted to be forced through the skin of a piece offur, a head adapted to underlie the skin and retain the pointed portionin a natural position in the fur, and a notch above the head to receivethe edge of the skin adjacent the hole through which the pointed portionextends.

4. An artificial claw for use in making imitation animal paws,comprising a pointed portion adapted to be forced through the skin of apiece of fur, a head extending in an inclined direction from one end ofthe pointed portion adapted to underlie the skin, and a notch above thehead to receive the edge of the skin adjacent the hole through which thepointed portion extends, thereby retaining the curved portion in anatural position in the fur.

5. 'An artificial claw for use in making imitation animal paws,comprising a pointed curved portion adapted to be forced through theskin of a piece of fur, a head having a flat upper'surface extending inan inclined direction from the larger end of the curved portion adaptedto underlie the skin and retain the curved portion in a natural positionin the fur and means for preventing the claw from being disengaged fromthe skin.

6. I11 an imitation animal paw, the combination with a piece of fursewed to resemble a natural paw, of a plurality of separated artificialclaws each comprising a curved pointed portion extendingthrough andlying above the skin of the fur and a head underlying the skin of thefur and securing the curved portion to the fur in a natural position.

7. In an imitation animal for skin in the shape of a paw claws extendingfastening skin.

8. An imitation animal paw, consisting of fur skin in the shape of apaw, and a plurality of artificial claws projecting through the skin andhaving heads thereon arranged to grip the claws to theskin.

9. In an imitation animal paw, the combination of a fur skin in theshape of a paw and a plurality of individual artificial claws eachhaving at one end a narrow paw, the combination of a and a plurality ofartificial through the skin and having integral devices thereon forgripping the claws to the of a piece fiat portion adapted to engage withthe skin. cooperating with each oi said tlat; portions for holding theclaws in place independently of each other.

10. In an imitation animal paw. the eemhination with a fur skin havingattached ihereto a plurality of inde pendent artificial claws whichproject the end 01 the paw and underlie the. their other ends and meansfor securing each of said claws in place independently of the otherclaws.

11. in an imitation animal paw, the eomhimltion with a fur skin. of aplurality of individual claws distributed beneath the skin of the pawand projecting at: their one end beyond the end 01. the paw, and meansfor securingeach of said claws in place independently of the otherclaws.

In testimony whereof, presence of two witnesses.

and means at one end beyond skin ot the paw at I sign this specificationin the FRANK El LA Flilt'll l. Witnesses (lno. L. \VILKTNSON, HARRY S.HAI'IHI'IIK.

